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2024
global knowledge index
Estonia
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):57.377
- Population:1,367,196
- HDI:0.899
14/141
Gki
Score
64
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Estonia is a leading performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 14th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 14th out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- New business density per thousand population
- Under-five mortality rate
- Academic freedom
- Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per hundred inhabitants
- Natural hazard exposure
Areas of Improvement
- Ecological footprint per capita
- Firms with products and services new to the market (%)
- Ratio of medium-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
- Teaching staff compensation (% tertiary expenditure)
- MSME financing gap (% GDP)
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
19
77.97
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
19
62.5
Higher
Education
16
59.95
Research, Development
and Innovation
24
44.49
Information and
Communications Technology
8
73.17
Economy
27
64.87
Enabling
Environment
19
75.73
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GKI Pillars
